<div dir="ltr"><span id="gmail-docs-internal-guid-f09b1e7f-7fff-c14c-c8db-6b38eb74a4f8"><p style="color:rgb(14,16,26);background:transparent;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><strong style="background:transparent;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="background:transparent;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">2020 OSGeo US Local Chapter Community Sprint</span></strong></p><p style="color:rgb(14,16,26);background:transparent;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="background:transparent;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">10/20/2020 - 1:00 pm</span></p><p style="color:rgb(14,16,26);background:transparent;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><a style="background:transparent;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;color:rgb(74,110,224)" target="_blank" href="https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJArc-yuqjgtGNAw-Nc773PzRUzlzcsMlfg7" class="editor-rtfLink"><span style="background:transparent;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJArc-yuqjgtGNAw-Nc773PzRUzlzcsMlfg7</span></a></p><p style="color:rgb(14,16,26);background:transparent;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><br></p><p style="color:rgb(14,16,26);background:transparent;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="background-color:transparent">Dear Friends of Open Geospatial,</span><br></p><p style="color:rgb(14,16,26);background:transparent;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><br></p><p style="color:rgb(14,16,26);background:transparent;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="background:transparent;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">The global pandemic has hampered the OSGeo US Local chapter's efforts to grow and advance our projects and initiatives. To help fill this gap and plan for the future of open geospatial, the OSGeo US Local Chapter is inviting you to join us in a virtual "Community Sprint" on October 20th.  </span></p><p style="color:rgb(14,16,26);background:transparent;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><br></p><p style="color:rgb(14,16,26);background:transparent;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="background:transparent;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">We hope you will participate in this event and help guide the OSGeo US Local Chapter in planning for the rest of 2020 and 2021. There is much that we can and should do together to:</span></p><p style="color:rgb(14,16,26);background:transparent;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="background:transparent;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"> </span></p><ul style="color:rgb(14,16,26);background:transparent;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><li style="background:transparent;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;list-style-type:disc"><span style="background:transparent;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">Engender leadership within the US Geospatial Community</span></li><li style="background:transparent;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;list-style-type:disc"><span style="background:transparent;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">Build Adoption (marketing, education, advocacy)</span></li><li style="background:transparent;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;list-style-type:disc"><span style="background:transparent;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">Develop Diversity</span></li><li style="background:transparent;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;list-style-type:disc"><span style="background:transparent;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">Connect and collaborate with other stakeholders and organizations with missions that align with ours, like OSM US</span></li><li style="background:transparent;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;list-style-type:disc"><span style="background:transparent;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">Enable Jobs / Careers through open geospatial</span></li><li style="background:transparent;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;list-style-type:disc"><span style="background:transparent;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">Plan 2021 events, including</span></li><ul style="background:transparent;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><li style="background:transparent;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;list-style-type:disc" class="gmail-ql-indent-1"><span style="background:transparent;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">FOSS4G NA 2021</span></li><li style="background:transparent;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;list-style-type:disc" class="gmail-ql-indent-1"><span style="background:transparent;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">FedGeoDay</span></li><li style="background:transparent;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;list-style-type:disc" class="gmail-ql-indent-1"><span style="background:transparent;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">AI/ML DC Conference</span></li><li style="background:transparent;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;list-style-type:disc" class="gmail-ql-indent-1"><span style="background:transparent;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">Other local events</span></li></ul></ul><p style="color:rgb(14,16,26);background:transparent;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><br></p><p style="color:rgb(14,16,26);background:transparent;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="background:transparent;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">Your participation will help build engagement in our open geospatial community and grow the effectiveness of open source geospatial software, open mapping, and related open technology ecosystems. </span></p><p style="color:rgb(14,16,26);background:transparent;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><br></p><p style="color:rgb(14,16,26);background:transparent;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="background:transparent;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">Please register for the event using the following link:</span></p><p style="color:rgb(14,16,26);background:transparent;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><a style="background:transparent;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;color:rgb(74,110,224)" target="_blank" href="https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJArc-yuqjgtGNAw-Nc773PzRUzlzcsMlfg7." class="editor-rtfLink"><span style="background:transparent;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJArc-yuqjgtGNAw-Nc773PzRUzlzcsMlfg7.</span></a></p><p style="color:rgb(14,16,26);background:transparent;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><br></p><p style="color:rgb(14,16,26);background:transparent;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="background:transparent;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">Thank you,</span></p><p style="color:rgb(14,16,26);background:transparent;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><br></p><p style="color:rgb(14,16,26);background:transparent;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="background:transparent;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">Guido Stein, OSGeo US President</span></p><p style="color:rgb(14,16,26);background:transparent;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="background:transparent;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">Eddie Pickle, FedGeoDay Chairperson</span></p></span></div>